Sahih al-Bukhari
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Chapter 11 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan) (Sufa-Tu-Salat)رَفْعِ الْبَصَرِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ
Raising the gaze to the sky in the prayer
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي صَلاَتِهِمْ ". فَاشْتَدَّ قَوْلُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ " لَيَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ ".
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ
Translation
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “What is the matter with people who raise their gaze to the sky in their prayer?” His words about that became severe, until he said, “They shall certainly desist from that, or their sight shall certainly be snatched away!”
Other translations
Deutsch
Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Was ist mit Leuten, die in ihrem Gebet ihre Blicke zum Himmel heben?“ Und er sprach darüber mit großer Strenge, bis er sagte: „Sie sollen gewiss davon ablassen, oder ihnen wird gewiss das Augenlicht entrissen!“
Türkçe
Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Namazlarında gözlerini göğe kaldıran bazı kimselere ne oluyor?” Bu konudaki sözü öyle sertleşti ki sonunda şöyle buyurdu: “Ya bundan mutlaka vazgeçerler ya da gözleri mutlaka kapılıp alınır!”
The journey of this hadith
From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.
256AH
al-Bukhari · Samarqand
- Prophet ﷺ
- Companions (Sahaba)
- Successors (Tabiʿun)
- Successors of the Successors
- Later scholars
- Compiler
Chain as a list
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- Anas bin Malikأَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ
d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- Qatadaقَتَادَةُ
d. 117 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Sa'id bin Abi 'Arubaابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ
d. 157 AH · Follower Tabi' 6th generation
- Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatanيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ
d. 198 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation
- 'Ali bin al-Madiniعَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ
d. 234 AH · Basra · 3rd Century AH 10th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
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